Pouring spout for containers



Feb. 2s, 1.928. 1,660,654

H.- M. NICHOLLS POURING SPOUT FOR CONTAINERS Filed March 23, 1925 INVENTOR BY: WORNEYi v i Patented Feh. 28, 192.

HENRY M, NIcHoLLs, or merwoon," ILLINoIs, ASSIGNOR 'ro. 'aMENIcAN can co- PANY, or NEW YORK, N. Y., A CORPORATION or NEW masny.

POURING. sro'u'r FOR CONTAINERS.

Application filed March 28, 1925. Serial No. 17,5117;

- My present invention relates to pouring spouts for containers and partlcularly to spouts of the attachable type adapted to be applied to the nozzle of an already formed container. While the invention may be used of cans equipped with pouring nozzles, butwithout spouts, since some distributors require spouts on their cans, while others do not desire them; With the cans thus formed, the manufacturer may supply both demands from his regular stock, the pouring spouts, when constructed in accordance with -my invention, being readily attachable to the completed containers when they are desired. 0 a An important objent of the invention 1s the provision of an attachable pourlng spout arrangeable upon the nozzle in such manner as to cause it to remain relatively rigid, both when in pouring position, extended over the edge or rim of the container, and in the inoperative position, turned inwardly from the periphery of the can, and this even though the spout is disposed in difi'erent planes in the two positions.

Another object is the provision of a spout which may be quickly and easily applied to a nozzle having an enlarged top portion, or to a nozzle of tapered form, the spout for this purpose having a yieldable flange, or

wall, surrounding the opening through which the nozzle-extends, so that the spout may be applied by pressing it downwardly over said nozzle.

Another. feature of the invention is that the spout is so formed as to provide a serrated wall or flange part adapted to en gage the nozzle and to provide frictional resistance tending to hold the spout in the positionin which it is arranged.

Another feature of advantage of my improved spout is that after it has been positioned it is impossible to remove it without permanent mutilation, which will prevent its use upon other cans, this being of considerable importance in view of a commonly experienced difliculty in the past of having attachable spouts removed from the cans upon which they have been applied and appropriated for other purposes.

It is contemplated that the spout, when arranged in inoperative position may be substantially beneath the top edge of the the spouts may be stacked end upon end for transportation and storage.

Numerous other objects and advantages of the invention will be apparent as it is betcontainer, so that containers equipped with ten understood from the following description, which, taken in connection with the accompanying drawings, discloses a preferred embodiment thereof.

Referring to the drawings, Figure 1 ing spout embodying my invention:

Fig. 2 is a partial cross section of the top of a nozzle can equipped with said spout; and Fig. 3 is a top plan view of a portion of the container showing the spout in the inoperative position. I i

1s a perspective .view of a pour-' On said drawings. illustrating the best manner in which 1 have thus far contem plated applying thev principles of my inventi on, the reference character 11 indicates the body of a container having an end member 12 secured thereto at the top by means 01 a double seam 13, or in any suitable manner, said end member having, in the present in stance, a circumferential channel 14 in the outer part thereof, said channel being widened at one side of the end to provide a depression 15 in which the nozzle 16 is disnosed. Said nozzle, in the present instance,

is secured to the end by means of an up,

standing flange 17 disposed in a necked-1n portion 18 of the nozzle, the inner end of the nozzle being flanged outwardly on the under side of the end member, as indicated at 19,

and a gasket 21 being interposed between the fiange and said end. The top of the nozzle is enlarged, as shown at 22, and-is adapted to be closed by a cap (not shown), of any suitable-form.

e spout, shown in detail in Fig. 1, comprisesa sheet metal member having a flanged lip 23, providing a passage through which the material is adapted to be poured, and a circular attaching portion 24 rearwardly thereof, said portion having .an opening 25 therein and an upwardly curved wall or flange 26 surrounding said opening. Said flange or wall is formed with a plurality of radial slits 27 therein, extending about the sidesand the rear of the opening, the forward part of the wall being solid and a depression 28 being formed at the base thereof. The spout is adapted to be applied by arranging it over the nozzle 16and pressing it downwardly so that lips 29, provided by the slits in the wall 26 will yield outwardly, enlarging the opening sufliciently to permit the upper enlarged end 22 of the nozzle to pass therethrough, said lips then tightly engaging the nozzle beneath said enlarged portion thereof, whereby the spout is held firmly in place, either in inoperative posi: tion, as shown in Fig. 3, or in pouring position, as shownin Fig. 2. In this position ,the outer end of the spout is somewhat Ell forced up by the top of the seam 13, the lips 29 yielding for the purpose and also causing the spout to be depressed or to spring down into its recess 15 when it is turned inward as in Fig. 3. The rear edge of said spout is headed, as shown at 31, and adapted to engage the depressed portion 15 of the end 12 and it will be understood that the lip portion 23 of thespout when -dep ressed in inoperative position as seen in igure 3, is in substantially the plane of the end member, as is clearly indicated in;-said figure wherein is shown by dotted lines the depression 14, 15, in which the lip and deressed portion 28 of the spout may rest, it eing, however, raised from said plane when turned to pouring position, extending over the edge or rim of the container. Considerable difficulty has been experienced in the 1 past in providing a spout which would be firmly held upon the nozzle in either of these two positions, and I not only accomplish this, but provide for holding the spout in adjusted position, the space between the lips 29 of the wall 26 producing a serrated edge, afiording considerable frictional resistance to turning of the spout. lit will be noted that when the spout is in the position shown in Fig. 3, it is disposed substantially below the top of the rim provided by the seam end upon 13 and the cans may, therefore, be stacked end for convenience in packing. The upward inclination of the wall 26 renders it very difiicult, or impossible, to remove the spout after it has once been positioned without permanent mutilation thereof and it, therefore, cannot be appropriated for use upon other containers, as has been possible with many of the spouts used in the ast. P It is thought that theinvention and many of its attendent advantages will be understood from the foregoing description, and it will be apparent that various changes may be made in the form, construction and arrangement of the partswithout departing from the spirit and scope of the invention, or sacrificing all of its material advantages,

neeonae the form hereinbefore described being merely a preferred embodiment thereof.

1 claim: 7

1.. A pouring spout for nozzle type containers, comprising a member arrangeable upon the nozzle after the latter is applied to the container, said member having a pouring channel therein and having an opening through which the nozzle may extend, said opening being normally of less diameter than the top of the nozzle and being surrounded by an outwardly yieldable resilient wall, whereby the spout may be positioned by pressiiig the same downwardly over the nozzle.

2. A pouring spout for nozzle type containers, comprising a member arrangeable upon the nozzle alter the latter is applied to the container, said member having a pouring channel therein and having an opening through which the nozzle may extend, said opening being normally of less diameter than the top of the nozzle and being surrounded by an outwardly yieldable resilient wall, whereby, the spout may be positione by pressing the same nozzle, said resilient tightly grip the nozzle after the spout 15 positioned to hold the latter in rigid relationship.

3. A pouring spout for nozzle type containers, comprising a member arrangeable upon the nozzle after the latter is applied to the container, said member having a pouring channel therein and having an opening through which the nozzle may extend, said opening being normally of less diameter than the top rounded by, an outwardly yieldable resilient wall, whereby the spout may be positione by pressing the same downwardly over the nozzle, said resilient wall being-adapted to tightly grip the nozzle after the spout is positioned to hold the latter in rigid relationship and the spout being rotatable upon the nozzle from inoperative position within the periphery of the container to pouring position extending over the edge of said con= tainer.

a. A pouring spout tor nozzle type co tainers, comprising a member ,arrangeable upon the nozzle after, the latter is applied to the container, said member having a pouring channel therein and having an opening through which the nozzle may extend, said opening being normally of less diameter than the top of the nozzle and being surrounded by an outwardly yieldable resilient wall, whereby the spout may be positioned by pressing the same downwardly over the nozzle, said resilient wall being adapted to tightly grip the nozzle after the spout is positioned to hold the latter in rigid relaof the nozzle and being sur-' d an downwardly over the v wall being adapted to .llll

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tionship and the spout being rotatable upon memes the periphery and beneath the top edge of the container to pouring position extending over the edge of said container.

5. Apouring spout for nozzle type containers, comprising a member arrangeable .upon the nozzle after the, latter is applied pressing the same downwardly over the to the container, said member having a pouring channel therein and having anopening through which the nozzle may extend, said nozzle.

6. A pouring spout for nozzle type containers, comprislng a member having an opening therein surrounded by an outwardly yieldable wall arrangeable in gripping relation upon the nozzle by downward pressure on the spout, forcing said nozzle through said opening.

7. A pouring spout for nozzle type containers, comprising a member having an opening therein surrounded by an outwardly yieldable wall arrangeable in gripping relae tion upon the nozzle by downward pressure on the spout, forcing said nozzle through said opening, said wall having serrations therein adapted to hold the spoutin adjusted position uponthenozzle. V

8. A pouring spout for nozzletype containers, comprising a member having an opening therein. surrounded by an outwardly yieldable wall" arrangeable upon a nozzle having an enlarged upper part by downward pressure on the spout, forcing the enlarged part of said nozzlethrough said opening, said wall thereafter engaging the nozzle with a gripping action beneath said enlarged part thereof.

9. TA pouring spout for nozzle type containers, comprising a member arrangeable upon the nozzle and being rotatable thereon from inoperative position within the periphery of the can to curing position extending over the can e ge or seam, said member having a flange adapted to rest upon the top of the canand to hold the spout tightly in.

contact with the seam whenin pouring position. Y

10. A pouring spout for nozzle type con tainers, comprising a member arrangeable upon the nozzle after the latter is applied to the'c'ontainer, said member having a pouring channel therein and having an opening through which the nozzle may eiitend, said opening being surrounded by a resilient wall having a plurality ofradial slit/s therein rendering the same outwardly yieldable under pressure, whereby the spout maybe positioned by *pressing the same downwardly over the nozzle, and whereby the spout may be rotatably lifted from inoperative hor i= zontal position within a recess which surrounds said nozzle and caused to ride on the top edge of the container and held tightly in inchned pouring position.

H NR M. NIGHOLLS. 

